Here's the punch list on the kitchen white board from the weekend. We did get a lot of crap done, but there were a few stragglers that I wish we could have worked in. Much like last week we're taking a couple hours on week nights to finish up the big To Do list. "Finish insulation on 3rd floor" is still up there, but we determined we still need to do a bit more framing before we're ready for that. Call me crazy but I think it's impolite to run a power saw at 8:30pm on a Tuesday night.
First and foremost we had to finish the rear siding project we started this weekend: stapling up tar paper. The one thing we didn't want to do was leave it exposed for days on end (or god forbid weeks) until we'd tracked down the siding of choice. Some jobs really are better done in steps, especially when facing a considerable time span between beginning and end, and half protection is better than no protection.
Another significant accomplishment was disconnecting the radiator that sputtered at leaky coupling from the moment we turned furnace on last winter and was eventually shut down to eliminate water seaping into floor. Everyone we mentioned this to told us to be really careful messing with plumbing connections, which over time built the project up in our heads into a major ordeal. In fact the coupling loosened up without much of a fight. Almost anti-climatic. Took radiator outside to flushed it out, but no obvious sludge (unlike when we flushed the boiler) so back it went -- this time with a nice wrap of plumber's tape around the threads. Now the steam valves are soaking in vinegar, which I read will rejuvenate them, before firing up the boiler for the year. I'm sure there'll be more mention of heating progress in days to come.
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